The Southwest Indie Midwife, Plymouth (2026)

Independent, private midwifery services in Devon & Cornwall. Full continuity of carer and guaranteed access to home birth with an experienced and skilled homebirth midwife. I want you to be at the centre of your care. i value relational care, with a physiology first approach. Helping you to understand how and why your body works to ensure a positive birth experience. I will always prioritise the s

afety and wellbeing of you and your baby and am a fully qualified and NMC registered midwife. I am trained in managing obstetric emergencies, Newborn Life Support and Immediate Life Support and carry out yearly skills and drills to ensure my skills stay up to date. I am able to provide a range of care packages, from the full pregnancy, homebirth and postnatal care continuum, hospital birth packages including where you are choosing a planned caesarean birth as well as enhanced antenatal or postnatal support. I can offer individual appointments or a package of care depending on your needs. I am trained in biomechanics for birth, hypnobirthing, aromatherapy, massage and reflexology and can offer tailor made sessions for you to enhance your pregnancy and plan for a positive birth. To find out if I am right for you I offer a free online meeting of approx 30 mins where you can have the opportunity to meet me, ask any questions you may have and decide if what i can offer will suit you and your needs.

18/06/2026

Interested in care that just hits different?

Interested in care that gives you the time and space to make aligned choices that feel right for you

Interested in trauma informed, non coercive care that is evidence based but still holds the reverence for just how special your pregnancy and birth is

If this sounds like you have you thought about using an independent midwife?

We provide choice centred care that treats you like the unique individual you are.

Oh and did we mention we can guarantee access to homebirth with physiological birth specialist midwives ✨

Send a DM to find out more 💞

15/06/2026

Continuity of care Vs conveyor belt care

Knowing your midwife

She's the one who comes to see you in your home

So that when she arrives to care for you in labour, there is no resistance, no worry about your birth plan not being respected. She knows you and she only makes you feel safer to go deeper in to labour land and through that portal of birth 🍥

She is the same familiar pair of hands that care for you and your baby for a full month after your baby is earthside.

This Vs

Seeing 6 different midwives in a clinic during your pregnancy

Unknown and unfamiliar faces on labour day or perhaps a change in birth location because of staff shortages

Clinic based postnatal care.

Perfunctory, functional but not with that same feeling.

The first example is called continuity of care. It is proven through huge research studies to improve outcomes for mother and baby time and again and improves almost every measurable outcome in maternity care.

It does exist in pockets of the NHS but you may have to search for it and request it, and you may have a postcode lottery.

I work like this because relationship based care means safety. For you. For your baby. It means you feel safe to make choices that feel right for you and to make them in a way where you feel held and supported.

Interested in this kind of care?

Head to my website for more information or hit message to start a conversation.

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13/06/2026

Long listen ✨

I get asked a lot why anyone would book an independent midwife when they can access care for free with the NHS

My care is very much adjacent to and integrated with to keep you and your baby safe.

But safety is more than just accessing the hospital services. It's knowing, trusting and walking a journey with someone who knows you as the unique and special person you are and helping you navigate exactly what's right for you.

And do you know what? It works. It's often transformational for families.

Holistic care should feel like this

Interested in working with me? DM for more info

11/06/2026

We practise our skills and drills regularly to provide the safest possible birth experience for you and your baby.

Rehearsing essential skills regularly means that if an unexpected or emergent situation happens we can deal with it calmly and skillfully.

We practise birth scenarios such as breech as well as emergency scenarios such as heavy bleeding after birth. This helps our brains to switch in to automatic mode if/when we need to. Calmly managed situations mean less trauma and safer care.

We treat birth with the reverence it deserves. Most of the time birth just happens, but having a skilled homebirth midwife present means that if you do encounter any challenges, we are ready to keep you and your baby safe.

If you have any questions about our skills then ask away!

10/06/2026

Yes I do sometimes have wealthy clients approach me, but most of my clients sit firmly in the working professionals category where they are choosing to invest in a different way of experiencing maternity care..

They are choosing
Alignment
Continuity of care
Provision of evidence based care including homebirth
Nourishing postnatal care
TIME

The big questions to ask about your NHS provider?

What are their rates of

Caesarean birth (planned and emergency)
Induction of labour
Instrumental birth
Number of homebirths and birth centre births supported and their transfer rates
How often is the homebirth service suspended and women asked to attend the local unit instead
What does postnatal care provision look like - will I need to leave my home for appointments even if I have had a caesarean birth

If you are looking for care that gives you access to the same midwife throughout your pregnancy, access to home birth with a midwife who has been supporting homebirths for over 10 years and is an expert in physiological birth.
A midwife that prioritises time, getting to know you and what you need - because she knows this means safety.

Then get in touch

Because investing in your maternity journey is bigger than just 10 months of care. It is life altering, life affirming & empowering.

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09/06/2026

Independent midwives do it in any position!

Providing you with safe care in labour means you being able to move around instinctively to where feels right!

Freedom of movement forms part of physiological birth

So whether that's in the shower, on the loo or jiggling upsidedown we are here to provide you with safe care that works around you!

Address

Plymouth

Website

https://linktr.ee/southwestindiemidwife

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